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Kids Summer Adventures at Horn Point Lab: July/August 2024
March 6, 2024
Toadfish Adventures is a co-ed, environmental education, STEM-focused experience with 3 sessions for rising 1st graders through 15 years old. It takes place at UMCES' Horn Point Laboratory in Cambridge, MD. With the backdrop of the Horn Point Laboratory and its 800+ acres on the banks of the Choptank River, Toadfish Adventures engages students’ sense of wonder!

Respected oceanographer and passionate science advocate Tom Malone passes away
February 26, 2024
UMCES mourns the death of an iconic scientist, leader, colleague and friend, Tom Malone. He was an Emeritus Professor following a distinguished career in biological oceanography, holding various regional, national and international leadership positions throughout his career.

New research effort will consolidate tools to manage salt contamination of fresh water supplies
February 15, 2024
Project supported by an award from the NSF Convergence Accelerator.

Novel biomanufacturing process will capture carbon and bolster human health
February 12, 2024
The team's custom-built microalgae bioreactor (left) with top view (right), and creators Scott Hunsicker (left) and Greg Silsbe (right), forms an important component of the new biomanufacturing system being constructed for the Convergence Accelerator project. Credit: Elizabeth North.

Science Saturday introduces local kids to the world of marine science
November 16, 2023
Designed to encourage interest in marine science careers via discovery activities, the day was run by the Society for Women in Marine Science and funded by the Maryland Sea Grant.

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